Game report: Stanford holds off No. 10 UConn 53-51

Updated 12:20 am, Thursday, December 19, 2013

HARTFORD, CT - DECEMBER 18: Chasson Randle #5 of the Stanford Cardinal keeps a ball in bounds in the first half against the Connecticut Huskies during the game at XL Center on December 18, 2013 in Hartford, Connecticut.
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HARTFORD, CT - DECEMBER 18: Chasson Randle #5 of the Stanford...

HARTFORD, CT - DECEMBER 18: Chasson Randle #5 of the Stanford Cardinal has the ball knocked out of his hands by Ryan Boatright #11 of the Connecticut Huskies in the first half during the game at XL Center on December 18, 2013 in Hartford, Connecticut.
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HARTFORD, CT - DECEMBER 18: Chasson Randle #5 of the Stanford...

HARTFORD, CT - DECEMBER 18: Chasson Randle #5 of the Stanford Cardinal grabs a loose ball in front of Ryan Boatright #11 of the Connecticut Huskies in the first half during the game at XL Center on December 18, 2013 in Hartford, Connecticut.
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HARTFORD, CT - DECEMBER 18: Head coach Johnny Dawkins of the Stanford Cardinal cheers on his team in the first half against the Connecticut Huskies during the game at XL Center on December 18, 2013 in Hartford, Connecticut.
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HARTFORD, CT - DECEMBER 18: Head coach Johnny Dawkins of the...

HARTFORD, CT - DECEMBER 18: Head coach Kevin Ollie of the Connecticut Huskies yells to his team in the first half against the Stanford Cardinal during the game at XL Center on December 18, 2013 in Hartford, Connecticut.
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HARTFORD, CT - DECEMBER 18: Shabazz Napier #13 of the Connecticut Huskies drives to the basket in front of Anthony Brown #21 of the Stanford Cardinal in the first half during the game at XL Center on December 18, 2013 in Hartford, Connecticut.
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HARTFORD, CT - DECEMBER 18: Shabazz Napier #13 of the Connecticut...

HARTFORD, CT - DECEMBER 18: Ryan Boatright #11 of the Connecticut Huskies is fouled by Stefan Nastic #4 of the Stanford Cardinal in the first half during the game at XL Center on December 18, 2013 in Hartford, Connecticut.
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HARTFORD -- Chasson Randle scored 22 points and Stanford erased a double-digit deficit in the second half to hand No. 10 UConn its first loss 54-51 Wednesday night in front of 11,140 fans at the XL Center.

The Huskies held a 43-30 lead with 16:48 left, then let Stanford go on a 14-0 run to climb back into the game. UConn (9-1) opened the second half 1 of 13 from the field shooting and Randle, in particular, made it pay with eight of the Cardinal's points on the run.

The Huskies were just 5 of 31 shooting in the second half and 0 for 12 from 3-point range. Omar Calhoun missed a shot at the buzzer from 3-point range for the Huskies, who scored a season-low 13 points in the half.

Dwight Powell, despite shooting 4 of 18, finished with 10 points and 15 rebounds for Stanford (8-2). Deandre Daniels led UConn, which had won 10 straight dating back to last season's finale against Providence, with 15 points and Shabazz Napier had 12.

After Stanford took its largest lead, 21-17, with 8:48 left in the first half, Napier woke up the Huskies with a 3-pointer. UConn went on to outscore the Cardinal 18-7 the rest of the half, taking the lead 26-25 on a Daniels jumper with 4:28 left. Lasan Kromah scored five points on UConn's 8-0 closing run to push the lead to 38-28 at the half.

The Huskies once again thrived on 3-pointers, hitting 6 of 10 in the half. Daniel had nine points, Napier eight and Kromah and Ryan Boatright each had seven. Randle led Stanford with 10 points, but the team was just 11 of 36 from the field and went the final 3:08 without a point.

STARS OF THE GAME: Randle. He led the Cardinal in scoring and sparked their comeback run in the second half.

KEYS TO LOSS: The Huskies could not buy a basket for much of the second half, squandering a double-digit lead. UConn made no 3-pointers in the second half and just five field goals.

WORTH NOTING: The Huskies had won 54 straight non-league games at the XL Center. The last loss in Hartford was Jan. 20, 2007, against Indiana, 77-73. ¦ Wednesday's game was the Huskies' 249th on the ESPN networks since 1986-87, which was the start of the Jim Calhoun era. ¦ UConn's 9-0 start marked the 11th time in school history the program has opened with that record. UConn's best start in school history came from the 1998-99 team (19-0). ¦ The Huskies do not play another home game in Hartford or Storrs until Jan. 8 when they host Harvard. UConn does host Eastern Washington on Dec. 28 at the Webster Bank Arena -- the first time the men's team has played in Bridgeport. ¦ After traveling to Brooklyn to play Michigan on Saturday, the farthest east the Cardinal come the rest of the regular season is Utah. ¦ Stanford is 2-0 vs. the AAC, beating Houston 86-76 on Nov. 25 in Brooklyn. ¦ Former Fairfield coach Tim O'Toole, an assistant for the Cardinal, did the scouting report on UConn.